Accessibility to historic and listed public buildings : the development control process in England and Wales

Yaacob, NM

Abstract

In this policy-relevant thesis, the findings also revealed implications in conservation
practice. Conservation importance takes precedence over the importance of
Accessibility in the regulative framework of development control process, although
Accessibility is placed with some importance. This is the main result of the findings
from a triangulated study using a Single Case study to validate the findings obtained
from the Survey Method using Interviews and Delphi Method conducted on the
mechanisms of development processes on the Development Control Process in
England and Wales.
Accessibility to Historic and Listed Public Buildings involves the practice of
conservation, which is accommodating the needs of disabled people to access and use
of the facilities provided in historical premises. The implications also include aspects
of design, management and operations of the historic building and its services. My
study took into account the Accessibility and Inclusive Design development in the
United Kingdom since the start of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 until 2005
when the data collection stage was completed. This was when governmental initiatives
to include disabled people in mainstream public activities were implemented by the
adoption of the Social Model of Disability in U.K. government policies, the
establishment of the rights based legislation and the creation of influential financial
support for the active reusing of historic buildings by including access plans in
applications for the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Concurrently, the efforts in adding the value of accessibility to existing historic
buildings in many urban regenerated areas in England and Wales involved the
stakeholders, local government, the client and their representatives to the development
process including heritage service providers. The research aim of my thesis is to
ascertain whether the mechanisms used in the development control process and the
non development control process were able to contribute in achieving accessibility to
historic public buildings in England and Wales.

Citation

Yaacob, N. Accessibility to historic and listed public buildings : the development control process in England and Wales. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2012
• Award Date: Jan 1, 2008